Structure 1515 · Etowah County, AL

Leeth Gap Rd. over Owens Creek

Carries Leeth Gap Rd. over Owens Creek, Leeth Gap RD @ Roy Whitt.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT88 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

88 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built193690 years old
Length87.9 ft26.8 m
Daily traffic1,336counted 2005
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
LocationLeeth Gap RD @ Roy Whitt
CarriesLeeth Gap Rd.
CrossesOwens Creek
Coordinates34.18685, -86.08371

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area179.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,336 (2005)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number001515

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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